Mercury closes $180M Themis Computer acquisition

Mercury Systems closes its $180 million acquisition of Themis Computer in a deal intended as a platform for more buys.

Alion promotes Dietrich to senior VP

Alion Science and Technology promotes deputy group manager Alan Dietrich to senior vice president and manager for rapid solutions such as ISR.

How can defense primes play to win in government IT?

General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have all kept their IT and services work rather than divested it. We go under the hood of what these businesses mean to them and how they can win in a crowded market.

How CACI plans to spend its tax cut

CACI International wants to take the benefits of the recent tax reform legislation and put them toward their employees. Executives offered a glimpse of how they plan to do that.

Leidos to consolidate Reston HQ

Leidos is consolidating its Reston corporate headquarters from two buildings to one as part of its larger post-Lockheed deal synergy goals.

Verizon promotes Cohen to federal civilian lead

Verizon elevates one of its team leaders in Andrea Cohen to lead the telecommunications company's business with federal civilian agencies.

Deep Water Point adds Northrop vet Caro

Federal management consulting shop Deep Water Point brings aboard former Northrop Grumman health care executive Amy Caro as a partner.

Veritas Technologies hires former Agriculture acquisition lead Alboum

Data management outfit Veritas Technologies hires former Agriculture acquisition leader Jonathan Alboum as public sector chief technology officer.

NCI creates AI leadership role, hires CrossChx's Mascho

NCI Inc. creates the position of chief artificial intelligence officer and hires CrossChx founder Brad Mascho for the role.

Novetta adds former ManTech exec Varner to board

Novetta adds the recently-retired ManTech group president Bill Varner to the board of directors.

BAE books Army precision guidance contract

BAE Systems' U.S. arm takes in an $8 million contract to develop guidance kits that help munitions change course without the use of GPS.

L3 sounds ready to buy in 2018

L3 Technologies executives signal they will continue their busy acquisition activity from last year into this year. And a couple could close soon, they say.

ICF adds Sholtis as cyber services lead

ICF hires almost 10-year cyber arena veteran Jonathan Sholtis as senior vice president of cybersecurity services.

Serco's Americas arm closes BTP Systems acquisition

Serco Group's subsidiary for the Americas region completes its acquisition of defense technology services company BTP Systems.

Northrop's Bush mixes pessimism with his optimism about the market

Northrop Grumman's CEO was both pessimistic and optimistic on his company's fourth quarter earnings call Thursday. It just depended on the topic.

Anne Altman to chair Siemens' US federal board

Former IBM Federal leader Anne Altman will chair the board of directors at Siemens Government Technologies.

Peraton books $72M Army satcom contract

Peraton takes in a potential five-year, $71.8 million contract to help monitor and maintain an Army satellite communications network.

Why General Dynamics feels bullish about IT in 2018

General Dynamics' IT product and service group sales in 2017 lagged amid general procurement sluggishness. But the defense contractor sees better days in 2018 and beyond.

Booz Allen continues battle for $575M Army tech services contract

Booz Allen Hamilton remains intent on not letting a $575 million Army technology services task order slip through without a fight.

Vectrus adds intell, civilian footprints in $36M buy of Sentel

Vectrus adds new intelligence and civilian market footprints with its $36 million deal to acquire IT and logistics services firm Sentel.